Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia stood at 87.0%.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.0% | — |
| 1981 | 44.0% | +63.0% |
| 1982 | 60.0% | +36.4% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | +15.0% |
| 1984 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +23.8% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 87.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 87.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.0%, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +63.0% | 27.0% | 44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.5% | 27.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 85.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 88.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 81.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia?
- Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Saint Lucia was 87.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Saint Lucia ranks 113th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.